10 Picks for the Week RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, May 25 - May 29 Gardeners and flower lovers of this world unite every spring at the world's most famous flower show on London's Royal Hospital Road. Prince Charles usually pitches up, and all the lovely English roses do too. Tickets are hard ...
10 Picks for the Week A Patch on My Evil Eye, May 6 - May 26, The Arab-British Centre, London A showcase of paintings, photographs, prints, and sculpture by young artists from the Middle East and Britain. A Patch on My Evil Eye purports to challenge the stereotypes too often associated with the ...
Festival de Cannes, May 13 - May 23 Founded in 1946, this festival is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious. This year the President of the Jury is American film director Tim Burton, and actress Kristin Scott Thomas has been named mistress of ceremonies. Opening the festival is the ...
10 Picks for the Week Marriage of Figaro, Lisbon, April 24 - May 8 Mozart's great comedy opens at El Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon. The magnificent 18th century theater is in the historic Chiado district. If you are longing for romance, go see this Figaro with the Portuguese Symphonic ...
10 Picks for the Week Birth of Rome, April 21 Not every city celebrates its birth, but of course proud Rome does—and why not? It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Romulus, who was suckled by a she-wolf as an infant, found the city in 753BC. The event is celebrated today ...
